Basketball Game Preview: Garfield Heights Bulldogs vs. Fuchs Mizrachi Mayhem

The Garfield Heights Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Fuchs Mizrachi Mayhem at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Saturday, Garfield Heights was able to grind out a solid victory over Shaw, taking the game 42-29. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fuchs Mizrachi). They breezed by HEARTS for Jesus Christ to the tune of 63-33 on January 7th. The Mayhem have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 27 points or more this season.

Fuchs Mizrachi has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for Garfield Heights, their record now sits at 9-7.

Garfield Heights and Fuchs Mizrachi were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but Garfield Heights came up empty-handed after a 49-48 loss. Can Garfield Heights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.